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null 北仑中学2024学年第二学期高三年级期初考试 英语试卷 选择题部分 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the woman do? A. Feed the dog. B. Water the plants. C. Do some cleaning. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Whose birthday is it? A. Bob’s. B. Tina’s. C. Ruth’s. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a store. B. At school. C. At home. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A movie. B. An adventure. C. A book. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How is the woman feeling now? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Uninterested. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Who will be absent from the dinner party? A. Alex. B. Sam. C. Mia. 7. What will the woman bring to the dinner party? A. A cake. B. Pasta salad. C. Chocolate chip cookies. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Fellow workers. B. Relatives. C. Old classmates. 9. What change did the woman experience this year? A. She moved house. B. She got a promotion. C. She switched to a new company. 10. What does the woman want to do next year? A. Learn photography. B. Go on a tour. C. Take more exercise. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Why does the woman come to talk to the man? A. To ask for advice. B. To make a complaint. C. To assign a task. 12. How does the man improve productivity at work? A. Setting long-term goals. B. Prioritizing his tasks. C. Cooperating with colleagues. 13. What does the woman probably do? A. A writer. B. A secretary. C. A manager. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the man doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Organizing an event. C. Touring a gallery. 15. Why does Ms. Johal hold the exhibition? A. To record her teenage life. B. To promote her hometown. C. To show courageous images of women. 16. What do we know about Ms. Johal? A. She grew up in South Africa. B. She began drawing portraits in 2016. C. She lives in a big community in Kelowna. 17. What did Ms. Johal do for the exhibition? A. She drew portraits of all the women she knew. B. She moved to a new town. C. She changed her drawing style. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. Which space shuttle took Sally Ride into space? A. Vostok 6. B. Soyuz T-7. C. STS-7. 19. What did Sally Ride do in 2001? A She joined NASA. B. She started up her own business. C. She became a university professor. 20. When was Sally Ride born? A. In 1945. B. In 1951. C. In 1962. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 50分) 第一节 (共 15小题;每小题 2. 5分,满分 37. 5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中出最佳选项。 A As China expands its visa-free policies and optimizes entry and exit procedures for international travelers, the appeal of “China Travel” is soaring. For first-time visitors, such questions often arise: What are the requirements for the144-hour visa-free policy? Should you tip in China? What guidelines apply to foreign visitors in booking hotels? To address these and more China Daily Website has launched a comprehensive China Travel Guide on Tencent Docs, providing up-to-date information on entry policies, payment options, hotel bookings, transportation tips, popular travel routes and more. Need clarity on entry policies? The guide’s “Policy” section covers it all: from the144-hour visa-free policy to essentials for visa extensions. Wondering if you’ll need cash? The “Payment” section introduces popular online options such as WeChat Pay and Alipay, enabling easy payments from street food stalls to major shopping centers. What are the commonly used payment methods in China? How to use electronic mobile payment? How to exchange currency in China? · Do you need to pay for tips and taxes separately? Can foreigners get tax refunds when shopping in China? Is it convenient to use foreign bank cards to pay in China? How to ensure the security of electronic payments? Want a city walk? The “Transportation” section organizes key information on using the metro, hiring taxis, renting cars and riding shared bikes. Additionally, the China Travel Guide offers foreign visitors advice on hotel bookings, recommended travel routes, and tips for booking tickets to popular attractions. With all this and more, the China Travel Guide is your all-in-one guide for an enjoyable journey across China. 21. What is NOT included in the China Travel Guide? A. Visa requirements. B. Payment methods. C Travel routes tips. D. Chinese cuisine options. 22. What does the “Payment” section of the China Travel Guide cover? A. Traditional methods of payment in China. B. The use of credit cards in major shopping centers. C. Widely-used digital payment methods. D. The exchange rates for different currencies in China. 23. Who are the likely target audience for the China Travel Guide? A. Chinese domestic travelers. B. Repeat visitors to China. C. First-time international visitors. D. Local tour guides. B “I can’t connect with your characters.” I kept hearing the same feedback and was unable to understand why and not sure what to do. I was a character-driven writer. How could I mess up the one thing I was supposed to be good at? I was determined to tell my agent that these characters were real. After all, I knew they were real. My main character Lotus had lived inside me for years. I just needed to describe her on the page. I wrote and edited for a year, trying to respond to this agent’s feedback. But Lotus’ personality began to disappear. I tried to have her make “better” decisions, wear smarter fashion, and have more friends, as my agent said she acted “childish” and was “lonely”. And when this agent finally parted ways with me, I felt like I had failed. Now with time and distance, I realize I tried to fit Lotus into a normal style to please my agent. And as a result, Lotus lost her personality. When that agent discouraged me from writing Lotus as autistic (自闭的), he said that would make Lotus seem more “vulnerable”. I didn’t want Lotus to seem vulnerable. Lotus’ autism is what makes her powerful, I tried to explain. But from a normal perspective, Lotus’ autism could only be seen as a weakness. Unsure of how to tell my agent of the strength and power autistic women hold, I began to write Lotus as “normal”. And I failed. After all, what do I know about being normal? My whole life, autism was my nature. Not being diagnosed until 2020, I thought the way I saw the world was “normal”. My current agent encourages me to write from my neurodivergent (神经多样性的) experience. With this invitation, I revisited Lotus and saw her the way I first wrote her. And when I did, the characters and the story began to make more sense. Knowing my characters as neurodivergent not only gives me joy as a writer, but it has produced my strongest writing. For so long, I’ve fought against the advice to “write what I know”, partly because I didn’t know what I actually knew. I didn’t know I was neurodivergent. But as I explored my life experience, my writing is stronger. There is a power to our life experience. It’s not a limitation on our craft, but a swinging open of the gates. 24. How did the author feel when receiving the repeated response from the first agent? A. Indifferent. B. Dismissive. C. Confused. D. Desperate. 25. Why did Lotus’s personality lose? A. Because Lotus no longer lived inside the author. B. Because the author attempted to make the first agent satisfied. C. Because the first agent failed to sympathize with Lotus. D. Because Lotus was considered childish and lonely. 26. What do we know about the author? A. She regretted parting with the first agent. B. She owed her success in life to autism. C. She knew about her autism in early years. D. She was inspired by her autistic experience. 27. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph? A. Hold your dream regardless of discouragement. B. Be honest to yourself and write from your heart. C. Following authority is the barrier to success. D. Living with a disease inspires masterpieces. C Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experiences of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll, said they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future. Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists to help them communicate their work to new audiences. “Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning,” one respondent said. One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season-provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK. But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to the Nature poll; however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared interest in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art. More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) to explore the role of technology in culture. The founders deliberately focused their projects around light — hence the “visual studies” in the name. Light was something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration. As science and technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the centre was simultaneously (同时地) looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists, writers and poets, and vice versa. Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, to make a collaboration work, both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge. The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participant must not fall into the trap of stereotyping (对……产生成见) each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too. 28. According to Paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have ________. A. caught the attention of critics B. received favorable responses C. promoted academic publishing D. sparked heated public controversy 29. The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that ________. A. art can offer audiences easy access to science B. science can help with the expression of emotions C. public participation in science has a promising future D. art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations 30. What does the underlined world “alliances” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. associations B. attachments C. arguments D. anticipations 31. According to the author, art-science collaborations ________. A. are likely to go beyond public expectations B. will intensify interdisciplinary competition C. should do more than communicating science D. are becoming more popular than before D “There are few things more delightful than seeing a child’s eyes light up as they pick up a present and wonder what might be inside,” says Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of psychological science, “What our work shows is that your mind is able to track the information they are seeking. Just as they, might be able to tell what’s inside the box by shaking it around, you can tell what they are trying to figure out when they shake it.” A team of researchers recently conducted a fascinating study to look into the science behind this present-guessing phenomenon. They asked 500 volunteers to watch two videos, each showing someone shaking a box of objects with different intentions. In one video, the person was attempting to determine the number of items inside the box, while in the other, they aimed to identify the shapes of the objects. Surprisingly, within a few seconds, the study participants were able to accurately determine the intention behind each shake. According to the researchers, this ability to quickly distinguish the purpose behind a shake involves numerous mental calculations and observations of subtle (细微的) cues to understand what someone is trying to learn from their surroundings. Yet, we seem to do it easily. “The way you would shake a present to find out if it’s one thing or many things, or if it’s a small thing or a big thing, can be subtly different,” says Sholei Croom, a graduate student. “But people are amazing at picking up on such differences.” While the study focused primarily on gift-shaking, it opens the door to a deeper understanding of human perception and cognitive abilities. In the future the team would like to pursue whether people observe the difference between what you want to do and what you want to learn. They’re also interested in when these skills emerge in human development and if it’s possible to build computational models to detail exactly how observed physical actions show cognitive intent. 32. What does the new study focus on about the box-shaking? A. The motivation to recognize the goals. B. The interaction between vision and thought. C. The way to track the information with mind. D. The psychological insights into emotions. 33. What did the participants do in the experiment? A. Report their opinions on videos. B. Identıfy various shaking ways. C. Infer the meaning of the shaking. D. Guess the contents in the box. 34. The ability that people can reveal the purpose of subtle movements is based on ______. A. the comprehension of small clues B. the quicker reaction to movements C. the surroundings people are in D. the prediction of the next move 35. What is the possible head of the last paragraph? A. Applications Are Promising B. Tell Hand from Head C. Where the Research Will Go D. Limitation Still Exists 第二节 (共 5小题;每小题 2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Giraffe’s Social Connections It’s quantity (数量) over quality when it comes to relationships for male giraffes. A recent study finds that while female giraffes have closer “friends” than male giraffes, males have more “acquaintances”. Giraffes form a complex society, creating different levels of social communities within larger groups. ____36____. “The degree to which an animal is connected to others in its social network influences reproductive (生殖的) success and population ecology, the spread of information, and even how diseases move through a population,” said Derek Lee, a research professor at Penn State University and an author of the paper. “____37____.” For their research, the team analyzed movements and connections of 1,081 free-ranging wild giraffes in Tanzania. They found differences between the ways males and females of all ages formed connections. “____38____. Young male giraffes have the most associates (同伴) and move often between groups as they explore their social environment before dispersing (分散),” said Monica Bond, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich and an author of the paper. “____39____ and being more socially connected helps them to survive better.” The findings suggest that adult females generally have fewer, but stronger relationships with one another than males and younger females. In an earlier study, the researchers found that relationships among female giraffes helped them live longer. “____40____. Studying these relationships helps researchers learn about giraffes and understand how genes, information and diseases spread through populations, which is critical for giraffes’ health and conservation efforts,” scientists said. A. Information about sociality, therefore, can provide important guidance for conservation B. We thought all the animals have certain connections with each other C. In fact, old giraffes were not active in communicating with their mates D. Older males wander widely in many groups searching for females to mate with E. This new research shows that giraffe societies are more complex than previously believed F. Adult females have the strongest and most enduring relationships with each other G. Different animals form different bonds within that society 第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分 40分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Before retiring, my father was a successful corporate executive. Growing up, I got used to learning that he had received____41____, from vice president to executive vice president to senior executive vice president, and so on. I was always impressed by my father’s____42____and viewed him as a wonderful role model. Therefore, I couldn’t have been more____43____when my father got annoyed with me after I showed him one of my new business cards. ____44____“Tina L. Seelig, President.” I had started my own business and____45____my own business cards. My father looked at the cards and said, “You can’t just call yourself president.” In his experience, I had to wait for someone else to promote me to a leadership role and the thought of my____46____myself with that title____47____him. I have____48____his mentality (心态) time and time again. Twenty years ago when I told a friend I was going to write a book, he asked, “What makes you think you can write a book?” He couldn’t____49____taking on such a project without the_____50_____of someone in a position of greater authority. I, on the other hand, felt confident I could do it. The task was certainly_____51_____, but why not try? I put together a detailed proposal, wrote some sample chapters, shopped it around, and_____52_____a contract. Over time, I’ve became increasingly_____53_____that people are divided into two categories. Some look inside themselves for_____54_____and others wait to be pushed forward by outside forces. From my experience, there’s a lot to be said for_____55_____opportunities instead of waiting for someone to hand them to you. 41 A. increases B. promotions C. changes D. shifts 42. A. strengths B. accomplishments C. perseverance D. patience 43. A. amused B. ashamed C. surprised D. concerned 44. A. reading B. writing C. indicating D. illustrating 45. A. sold B. delivered C. printed D. collected 46. A. appointing B. assigning C. polishing D. shaping 47. A. puzzled B. amazed C. relieved D. upset 48. A. weighed up B. backed down C. banked on D. come across 49. A. tolerate B. acknowledge C. imagine D. confirm 50. A. vision B. reputation C. approval D. passion 51 A. ambitious B. meaningful C. valuable D. absurd 52. A. refused B. appreciated C. extended D. landed 53. A. aware B. afraid C. grateful D. accustomed 54. A. stability B. motivation C. satisfaction D. maturity 55. A. missing B. witnessing C. pursuing D. seizing 非选择题部分 第二节 (共 10小题;每小题 1. 5分,满分 15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The China Cultural Center in Malta launched its 2024-2025 term on Tuesday, introducing a fresh lineup of classes in Chinese language, traditional Chinese painting, and calligraphy, offering ____56____ (local) new ways to immerse (沉浸) themselves in Chinese culture. The Chinese language classes, ____57____ (teach) by instructors from the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta, range from beginner to intermediate levels and ____58____ (tailor) to different age groups and skill levels. ____59____ the first time, the center has introduced a dedicated Chinese reading class for children under eight, a reflection of the rising interest in the language among Malta’s younger learners. Among the students ____60____ (be) 66-year-old Ray Magri, ____61____ has been studying Chinese for five years, driven by his passion for Chinese culture. Citing the old Chinese saying, “Never too old to learn,” Magri ____62____ (share) with one newcomer his intention to continue learning for as long as he can. Another student, Piero Di Meglio, ____63____ (true) hopes to become fluent in Chinese, including speaking, reading, and writing. ____64____ experienced traveler to China, Di Meglio has reached HSK Level 3, the international benchmark for Chinese proficiency, and aims _____65_____ (advance) to Levels 4 and 5 in the coming years. Newcomer Jonathan Xuereb embraced the challenge of learning Chinese, acknowledging its complexity but calling it “one of the hardest yet most rewarding languages to learn”. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，最近你参加了主题为“体验职业，发现自己，启迪未来”的职业体验日实践活动，请你给英国朋友 Chris 写一封邮件分享你的这次经历。内容包括： 1. 活动情况(包括具体体验的职业)； 2. 活动感悟。 注意：写作词数应为 80 左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Chris, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落的开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My dad helped me build a tree house in our backyard. My sister was at camp for three whole weeks and I was on the best baseball team in town. It was all good until Jeremy Ross moved into the neighborhood. I did not like Jeremy Ross. He laughed at me when he struck me out in a baseball game. He had a party on his trampoline (蹦床) but I wasn’t even invited. Jeremy Ross was the only person on my enemy list. I never even had an enemy list until he moved into the neighborhood. I hung the list up in my tree house, where Jeremy Ross was not allowed to go. My dad told me that when he was my age he had enemies too. But he knew a good way to get rid of them. I asked him to tell me how. “I’ll show you how!” he said. He pulled a really old recipe book off the kitchen shelf. Inside, there was a worn-out scrap of paper with faded writing. “Enemy Pie,” he said, satisfied. I was wondering what exactly is in Enemy Pie. But Dad said the recipe was so secret. I begged him to tell me something or anything. “I’ll tell you this,” he said. “Enemy Pie is the fastest known way to get rid of enemies.” This got my mind working. What kinds of things — disgusting things — would I put into a pie for an enemy? When Dad was preparing for the pic, I brought Dad some weeds, earthworms and rocks, but he didn’t think he needed those. I went out to play alone. I shot baskets until the ball got stuck on the roof. And all the while, I listened to the sounds of my dad chopping and stirring and blending the ingredients of Enemy Pie. I thought the Enemy Pie must be the most awful thing in the world. To my surprise, I smelled something really good. I asked Dad what was wrong. Enemy Pie shouldn’t smell this good. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 But Dad told me: “In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We played games delightedly until my Dad called us for dinner. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 北仑中学2024学年第二学期高三年级期初考试 英语试卷 选择题部分 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the woman do? A. Feed the dog. B. Water the plants. C. Do some cleaning. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Did you feed the dog this morning? M: Sure. And I’ll water the plants after lunch. W: OK. There’s a layer of dust on the windows. I’m going to deal with it. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Whose birthday is it? A. Bob’s. B. Tina’s. C. Ruth’s. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Tina, have you seen Ruth? The birthday cake has been delivered. W: She’s over there greeting Bob. Everyone is here to celebrate her special day. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a store. B. At school. C. At home. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: We have several different styles of oxfords for boys. We also carry a full range of running shoes and hiking boots. M: This pair of running shoes, please. My son will take part in a running race on School Sports Day. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A movie. B. An adventure. C. A book. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory yet? W: Of course! It’s a musical fantasy film, based on the children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. Charlie Bucket’s adventure is wonderful. M: Yeah. I love the songs in it. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How is the woman feeling now? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Uninterested. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: The rock band is coming to our city for a concert! It’s a chance not to be missed. M: Well, I am not a rock fan. W: Come on. There’s nothing like the thrill of seeing a live band. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Who will be absent from the dinner party? A. Alex. B. Sam. C. Mia. 7. What will the woman bring to the dinner party? A. A cake. B. Pasta salad. C. Chocolate chip cookies. 【答案】6. B 7. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Jake, we have been invited to a party at 7:00 p.m. this Saturday. It’s a potluck. M: I’m excited about it. Where will it be held? W: At Jasmine’s house. M: Perfect! Who else is on the guest list? W: Just Jasmine’s close friends, Alex, Mia, and Sam. Alex and Mia have just come back from a business trip and have promised to attend. But Sam will be out of town then. M: What a pity! What should we bring? W: Last time, I made pasta salad. I’ll bring a cake for a change this time. What about you? M: I’m thinking of baking some chocolate chip cookies. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Fellow workers. B. Relatives. C. Old classmates. 9. What change did the woman experience this year? A. She moved house. B. She got a promotion. C. She switched to a new company. 10. What does the woman want to do next year? A. Learn photography. B. Go on a tour. C. Take more exercise. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey, Brian! It’s already the end of the year. How is life treating you this year? M: Hey, Sarah. How time flies! This year has been a turning point in my life. I moved to a new house and switched to a new job. W: Great. I’ve experienced some changes too. I have moved up the career ladder and occupied a higher position. I also joined a fitness club. Now I feel a lot healthier. M: That’s fantastic to hear. Do you have any plans for the coming year? W: I’m thinking of traveling somewhere, maybe Paris or London. What about you? M: I’m looking forward to learning the ropes at work and acquiring some photography skills. W: Sounds good. Looking back on it, we haven’t caught up on each other’s lives for almost a year. We should definitely have more class reunions like this next year. M: You said it! 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Why does the woman come to talk to the man? A. To ask for advice. B. To make a complaint. C. To assign a task. 12. How does the man improve productivity at work? A. Setting long-term goals. B. Prioritizing his tasks. C. Cooperating with colleagues. 13. What does the woman probably do? A. A writer. B. A secretary. C. A manager. 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Ivan, I’m snowed under with work! You’re always so organized and efficient. How do you do it? M: I once read a book about time management. I benefit a lot from it. I use a few tips that the book recommends. They help me increase productivity at work. W: What do you do? M: I make a list of all the things I have to do. Then, I decide which task is a high priority and which is a low priority. W: How do you keep track of tasks? M: First, set clear short-term goals. Second, large tasks can be broken down into smaller ones. Last but not least, use a calendar. It allows you to allocate specific time for different activities, ensuring that you stay on track and meet deadlines. W: Thanks a lot! I will have a try. Now I have to manage a staff of 20 people. It can be quite a difficult situation sometimes. M: Come on, you can do it! 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the man doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Organizing an event. C. Touring a gallery. 15. Why does Ms. Johal hold the exhibition? A. To record her teenage life. B. To promote her hometown. C. To show courageous images of women. 16. What do we know about Ms. Johal? A. She grew up in South Africa. B. She began drawing portraits in 2016. C. She lives in a big community in Kelowna. 17. What did Ms. Johal do for the exhibition? A. She drew portraits of all the women she knew. B. She moved to a new town. C. She changed her drawing style. 【答案】14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, everyone. After checking out the exhibition “What if?” by the successful visual artist Sandeep Johal, we have Ms. Johal with us. Hi, Ms. Johal. Could you tell us what inspired you to hold this exhibition today? W: When I look at the current place that I live in, most of the artworks are about figures of men or landscapes. And when I think back to that teenage bedroom of mine, I have no memory of artworks about women either. So I wanted to create an opportunity for people to see how brave and tough women are. M: What was that process like to create such wonderful artwork? W: I lived in a town called Kelowna, in South Asia. It is quite a small community. In 2016, I started to take up drawing, but just line drawing portraits of women that I had researched in my community. In order to organize this exhibition, I made my first attempt at drawing large-scale portraits of women. That was a challenge for me. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. Which space shuttle took Sally Ride into space? A. Vostok 6. B. Soyuz T-7. C. STS-7. 19. What did Sally Ride do in 2001? A. She joined NASA. B. She started up her own business. C. She became a university professor. 20. When was Sally Ride born? A. In 1945. B. In 1951. C. In 1962. 【答案】18. C 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【原文】Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman in space. One of 35 astronauts selected in 1978, Ride and five other women were chosen out of 8,000 applicants. Ride was launched into orbit when she was a member of Challenger’s STS-7 crew, which lifted off on June 18, 1983. She was preceded in space by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova who flew aboard Vostok 6 in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya, on Soyuz T-7, in 1982. Ride left NASA in 1989 to join the University of California, San Diego, as a professor of physics and director of the University of California’s California Space Institute. In 2001, Ride founded her own company, Sally Ride Science, to pursue her long-time passion for motivating girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math. Following her death on July 23, 2012, at the age of 61, she is also being remembered as a soft-spoken physicist who wanted to inspire young people to consider careers in technical fields. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 50分) 第一节 (共 15小题;每小题 2. 5分,满分 37. 5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中出最佳选项。 A As China expands its visa-free policies and optimizes entry and exit procedures for international travelers, the appeal of “China Travel” is soaring. For first-time visitors, such questions often arise: What are the requirements for the144-hour visa-free policy? Should you tip in China? What guidelines apply to foreign visitors in booking hotels? To address these and more, China Daily Website has launched a comprehensive China Travel Guide on Tencent Docs, providing up-to-date information on entry policies, payment options, hotel bookings, transportation tips, popular travel routes and more. Need clarity on entry policies? The guide’s “Policy” section covers it all: from the144-hour visa-free policy to essentials for visa extensions. Wondering if you’ll need cash? The “Payment” section introduces popular online options such as WeChat Pay and Alipay, enabling easy payments from street food stalls to major shopping centers. What are the commonly used payment methods in China? How to use electronic mobile payment? How to exchange currency in China? · Do you need to pay for tips and taxes separately? Can foreigners get tax refunds when shopping in China? Is it convenient to use foreign bank cards to pay in China? How to ensure the security of electronic payments? Want a city walk? The “Transportation” section organizes key information on using the metro, hiring taxis, renting cars and riding shared bikes. Additionally, the China Travel Guide offers foreign visitors advice on hotel bookings, recommended travel routes, and tips for booking tickets to popular attractions. With all this and more, the China Travel Guide is your all-in-one guide for an enjoyable journey across China. 21. What is NOT included in the China Travel Guide? A. Visa requirements. B. Payment methods. C. Travel routes tips. D. Chinese cuisine options. 22. What does the “Payment” section of the China Travel Guide cover? A. Traditional methods of payment in China. B. The use of credit cards in major shopping centers. C. Widely-used digital payment methods. D. The exchange rates for different currencies in China. 23. Who are the likely target audience for the China Travel Guide? A. Chinese domestic travelers. B. Repeat visitors to China. C. First-time international visitors. D. Local tour guides. 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍的是中国旅行的最新入境政策、支付方式、交通出行及酒店预订等实用信息，助您畅游中国无忧。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“To address these and more, China Daily Website has launched a comprehensive China Travel Guide on Tencent Docs, providing up-to-date information on entry policies, payment options, hotel bookings, transportation tips, popular travel routes and more.(为了解决这些问题，中国日报网站在腾讯文档上推出了全面的中国旅游指南，提供最新的入境政策、付款方式、酒店预订、交通提示、热门旅游路线等信息)”可知，China Travel Guide涵盖了“entry policies (入境政策)”；“payment options (支付方式)”；“hotel bookings (酒店预订)”；“transportation tips (交通提示)”和“travel routes (旅行路线)”等方面，但没有提到“Chinese cuisine options (中国美食选项)”。故选D项。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“The “Payment” section introduces popular online options such as WeChat Pay and Alipay, enabling easy payments from street food stalls to major shopping centers.(“支付”部分介绍了微信支付和支付宝等流行的在线支付方式，可以轻松地从街头小吃摊支付到大型购物中心)”可知，该部分涵盖了广泛示用的数字支付方式。故选C项。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“For first-time visitors, such questions often arise: What are the requirements for the144-hour visa-free policy? Should you tip in China? What guidelines apply to foreign visitors in booking hotels?(对于首次到访的游客，经常会出现这样的问题：144小时免签政策有什么要求？在中国你应该给小费吗？外国游客预订酒店有什么指导原则？)”以及第三段中的“To address these and more, China Daily Website has launched a comprehensive China Travel Guide on Tencent Docs, providing up-to-date information on entry policies, payment options, hotel bookings, transportation tips, popular travel routes and more.(为了解决这些问题，中国日报网站在腾讯文档上推出了全面的中国旅游指南，提供最新的入境政策、付款方式、酒店预订、交通提示、热门旅游路线等信息)”可知，该指南是为首次来中国的国际游客准备的。故选C项。 B “I can’t connect with your characters.” I kept hearing the same feedback and was unable to understand why and not sure what to do. I was a character-driven writer. How could I mess up the one thing I was supposed to be good at? I was determined to tell my agent that these characters were real. After all, I knew they were real. My main character Lotus had lived inside me for years. I just needed to describe her on the page. I wrote and edited for a year, trying to respond to this agent’s feedback. But Lotus’ personality began to disappear. I tried to have her make “better” decisions, wear smarter fashion, and have more friends, as my agent said she acted “childish” and was “lonely”. And when this agent finally parted ways with me, I felt like I had failed. Now with time and distance, I realize I tried to fit Lotus into a normal style to please my agent. And as a result, Lotus lost her personality. When that agent discouraged me from writing Lotus as autistic (自闭的), he said that would make Lotus seem more “vulnerable”. I didn’t want Lotus to seem vulnerable. Lotus’ autism is what makes her powerful, I tried to explain. But from a normal perspective, Lotus’ autism could only be seen as a weakness. Unsure of how to tell my agent of the strength and power autistic women hold, I began to write Lotus as “normal”. And I failed. After all, what do I know about being normal? My whole life, autism was my nature. Not being diagnosed until 2020, I thought the way I saw the world was “normal”. My current agent encourages me to write from my neurodivergent (神经多样性的) experience. With this invitation, I revisited Lotus and saw her the way I first wrote her. And when I did, the characters and the story began to make more sense. Knowing my characters as neurodivergent not only gives me joy as a writer, but it has produced my strongest writing. For so long, I’ve fought against the advice to “write what I know”, partly because I didn’t know what I actually knew. I didn’t know I was neurodivergent. But as I explored my life experience, my writing is stronger. There is a power to our life experience. It’s not a limitation on our craft, but a swinging open of the gates. 24. How did the author feel when receiving the repeated response from the first agent? A. Indifferent. B. Dismissive. C. Confused. D. Desperate. 25. Why did Lotus’s personality lose? A. Because Lotus no longer lived inside the author. B. Because the author attempted to make the first agent satisfied. C. Because the first agent failed to sympathize with Lotus. D. Because Lotus was considered childish and lonely. 26. What do we know about the author? A. She regretted parting with the first agent. B. She owed her success in life to autism. C. She knew about her autism in early years. D. She was inspired by her autistic experience. 27. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph? A. Hold your dream regardless of discouragement. B. Be honest to yourself and write from your heart. C. Following authority is the barrier to success. D. Living with a disease inspires masterpieces. 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在写作过程中因迎合第一位经纪人的反馈而失去了角色的个性，后来通过重新审视自己的自闭症经历，找回了角色的真实性和写作的力量。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中““I can’t connect with your characters.” I kept hearing the same feedback and was unable to understand why and not sure what to do. (“我无法与你的角色产生共鸣。”我不断听到同样的反馈，不知道为什么，也不知道该怎么做)”可知，当收到第一个经纪人的重复反馈时，作者感到困惑。故选C项。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“I wrote and edited for a year, trying to respond to this agent’s feedback. But Lotus’ personality began to disappear. I tried to have her make “better” decisions, wear smarter fashion, and have more friends, as my agent said she acted “childish” and was “lonely”. (我写了一年，编辑了一年，试图回应这位经纪人的反馈。但Lotus的个性开始消失。我试图让她做出“更好”的决定，穿更时尚的衣服，交更多的朋友，因为我的经纪人说她表现得“幼稚”且“孤独”)”可知，Lotus个性的丧失是因为作者试图让第一个经纪人满意。故选B项。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Knowing my characters as neurodivergent not only gives me joy as a writer, but it has produced my strongest writing. (了解到我的角色是神经多样性的，不仅让我作为作家感到快乐，还让我写出了最有力的作品)”和“I didn’t know I was neurodivergent. But as I explored my life experience, my writing is stronger. (我不知道自己是神经多样性的。但当我探索自己的生活经历时，我的写作变得更加有力)”可知，作者的写作在探索自己的自闭症经历后变得更加有力。由此可知，作者受到自己自闭症经历的启发。故选D项。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There is a power to our life experience. It’s not a limitation on our craft, but a swinging open of the gates. (我们的生活经验中蕴含着一种力量。它并不是对我们创作能力的限制，而是一扇大门的敞开)”可知，作者鼓励读者认识到自己的生活经验的力量，并从中汲取创作的灵感。因此，作者想要表达的是要对自己诚实，从内心出发写作。故选B项。 C Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experiences of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll, said they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future. Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists to help them communicate their work to new audiences. “Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning,” one respondent said. One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season-provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK. But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to the Nature poll; however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared interest in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art. More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) to explore the role of technology in culture. The founders deliberately focused their projects around light — hence the “visual studies” in the name. Light was something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration. As science and technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the centre was simultaneously (同时地) looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists, writers and poets, and vice versa. Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, to make a collaboration work, both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge. The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participant must not fall into the trap of stereotyping (对……产生成见) each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too. 28. According to Paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have ________. A. caught the attention of critics B. received favorable responses C. promoted academic publishing D. sparked heated public controversy 29. The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that ________. A. art can offer audiences easy access to science B. science can help with the expression of emotions C public participation in science has a promising future D. art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations 30. What does the underlined world “alliances” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. associations B. attachments C. arguments D. anticipations 31. According to the author, art-science collaborations ________. A. are likely to go beyond public expectations B. will intensify interdisciplinary competition C. should do more than communicating science D. are becoming more popular than before 【答案】28. B 29. A 30. A 31. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。《自然》杂志的研究发现，科学家们越来越多地寻找艺术家来帮助他们将自己的作品传达给新的观众。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experiences of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll, said they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.(启发、挑战、刺激、有趣。在一系列关于艺术家和研究人员合作的文章中，《自然》杂志的读者用这些词来描述他们在艺术与科学合作方面的经历。在参与调查的350人中，近40%的人表示他们曾与艺术家合作过；几乎所有人都表示，他们会考虑在未来这么做)”可知，艺术-科学合作得到了良好的反响。故选B项。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning(艺术家帮助科学家接触到更广泛的受众，并建立情感联系，从而增强学习能力)”以及第三段“One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season-provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK.(上个月，悉尼交响乐团演奏了Antonio Vivaldi的《四季》的重做版本，这是艺术家和科学家一起震撼感官的一个例子。他们利用莫纳什大学气候变化传播研究中心提供的每个季节的最新气候预测数据，重新想象了300年前的分数。在11月于英国格拉斯哥举行的联合国气候变化会议之前，这一表演是一种创造性的行动呼吁)”可推知，文章提到重新制作的《四季》是为了说明艺术可以让观众更容易地接触科学。故选A项。 【30题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“when scientists and artists have a shared interest in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work(当科学家和艺术家对一个项目有共同的兴趣，能够共同设计这个项目，并能互相批评对方的工作时)”可知，科学家和艺术家共同设计这个项目，并能互相批评对方的工作，这种联盟是最有价值的，推知划线单词与“联盟”意思相近。故选A项。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participant must not fall into the trap of stereotyping (对……产生成见) each other.(艺术与科学结合的范围需要超越研究交流的必要目的，参与者不能陷入彼此刻板印象的陷阱)”可推知，作者认为艺术与科学的合作应该做的不仅仅是传播科学。故选C项。 D “There are few things more delightful than seeing a child’s eyes light up as they pick up a present and wonder what might be inside,” says Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of psychological science, “What our work shows is that your mind is able to track the information they are seeking. Just as they, might be able to tell what’s inside the box by shaking it around, you can tell what they are trying to figure out when they shake it.” A team of researchers recently conducted a fascinating study to look into the science behind this present-guessing phenomenon. They asked 500 volunteers to watch two videos, each showing someone shaking a box of objects with different intentions. In one video, the person was attempting to determine the number of items inside the box, while in the other, they aimed to identify the shapes of the objects. Surprisingly, within a few seconds, the study participants were able to accurately determine the intention behind each shake. According to the researchers, this ability to quickly distinguish the purpose behind a shake involves numerous mental calculations and observations of subtle (细微的) cues to understand what someone is trying to learn from their surroundings. Yet, we seem to do it easily. “The way you would shake a present to find out if it’s one thing or many things, or if it’s a small thing or a big thing, can be subtly different,” says Sholei Croom, a graduate student. “But people are amazing at picking up on such differences.” While the study focused primarily on gift-shaking, it opens the door to a deeper understanding of human perception and cognitive abilities. In the future the team would like to pursue whether people observe the difference between what you want to do and what you want to learn. They’re also interested in when these skills emerge in human development and if it’s possible to build computational models to detail exactly how observed physical actions show cognitive intent. 32. What does the new study focus on about the box-shaking? A. The motivation to recognize the goals. B. The interaction between vision and thought. C. The way to track the information with mind. D. The psychological insights into emotions. 33. What did the participants do in the experiment? A. Report their opinions on videos. B. Identıfy various shaking ways. C. Infer the meaning of the shaking. D. Guess the contents in the box. 34. The ability that people can reveal the purpose of subtle movements is based on ______. A. the comprehension of small clues B. the quicker reaction to movements C. the surroundings people are in D. the prediction of the next move 35. What is the possible head of the last paragraph? A. Applications Are Promising B. Tell Hand from Head C. Where the Research Will Go D. Limitation Still Exists 【答案】32. A 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是一项关于人们如何通过观察摇晃盒子的动作来推断其背后意图的研究。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“ What our work shows is that your mind is able to track the information they are seeking. Just as they, might be able to tell what’s inside the box by shaking it around, you can tell what they are trying to figure out when they shake it.(我们的研究表明，你的大脑能够追踪他们正在寻找的信息。就像他们可以通过摇晃盒子来分辨盒子里的东西一样，你也可以知道他们摇晃盒子时想弄清楚什么。)”及最后一段中“ While the study focused primarily on gift-shaking, it opens the door to a deeper understanding of human perception and cognitive abilities.(虽然这项研究主要关注的是礼物交换，但它为更深入地了解人类的感知和认知能力打开了大门。)”可推知，研究的重点是识别目标的动机。故选A项。 33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“They asked 500 volunteers to watch two videos, each showing someone shaking a box of objects with different intentions. In one video, the person was attempting to determine the number of items inside the box, while in the other, they aimed to identify the shapes of the objects. Surprisingly, within a few seconds, the study participants were able to accurately determine the intention behind each shake.(他们让500名志愿者观看两个视频，每个视频都显示有人以不同的意图摇晃一盒物体。在一个视频中，这个人试图确定盒子里的物品数量，而在另一个视频里，他们的目标是识别物体的形状。令人惊讶的是，在几秒钟内，研究参与者能够准确地确定每次摇晃背后的意图。)”可知，参与者需要在实验中观看视频，并猜测每次摇晃背后的意图。故选C项。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“According to the researchers, this ability to quickly distinguish the purpose behind a shake involves numerous mental calculations and observations of subtle (细微的) cues to understand what someone is trying to learn from their surroundings.(根据研究人员的说法，这种快速区分摇晃背后目的的能力涉及大量的心理计算和对微妙线索的观察，以了解人们试图从周围环境中学到什么。)”可知，人们能够揭示摇晃盒子的目的的能力是基于对细微线索的理解。故选A项。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“In the future the team would like to pursue whether people observe the difference between what you want to do and what you want to learn. They’re also interested in when these skills emerge in human development and if it’s possible to build computational models to detail exactly how observed physical actions show cognitive intent.(未来，团队希望探究人们是否观察到你想做什么和你想学习什么之间的区别。他们还对这些技能何时出现在人类发展中以及是否有可能建立计算模型来详细说明观察到的身体动作如何显示认知意图感兴趣。)”可知，最后一段主要讲述了这项研究未来的发展方向，即Where the research will go(研究将走向何方)。故选C项。 第二节 (共 5小题;每小题 2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Giraffe’s Social Connections It’s quantity (数量) over quality when it comes to relationships for male giraffes. A recent study finds that while female giraffes have closer “friends” than male giraffes, males have more “acquaintances”. Giraffes form a complex society, creating different levels of social communities within larger groups. ____36____. “The degree to which an animal is connected to others in its social network influences reproductive (生殖的) success and population ecology, the spread of information, and even how diseases move through a population,” said Derek Lee, a research professor at Penn State University and an author of the paper. “____37____.” For their research, the team analyzed movements and connections of 1,081 free-ranging wild giraffes in Tanzania. They found differences between the ways males and females of all ages formed connections. “____38____. Young male giraffes have the most associates (同伴) and move often between groups as they explore their social environment before dispersing (分散),” said Monica Bond, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich and an author of the paper. “____39____ and being more socially connected helps them to survive better.” The findings suggest that adult females generally have fewer, but stronger relationships with one another than males and younger females. In an earlier study, the researchers found that relationships among female giraffes helped them live longer. “____40____. Studying these relationships helps researchers learn about giraffes and understand how genes, information and diseases spread through populations, which is critical for giraffes’ health and conservation efforts,” scientists said. A. Information about sociality, therefore, can provide important guidance for conservation B. We thought all the animals have certain connections with each other C. In fact, old giraffes were not active in communicating with their mates D. Older males wander widely in many groups searching for females to mate with E. This new research shows that giraffe societies are more complex than previously believed F. Adult females have the strongest and most enduring relationships with each other G. Different animals form different bonds within that society 【答案】36. G 37. A 38. D 39. F 40. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究长颈鹿的社会结构的研究，指出雄性长颈鹿更注重社交数量，而雌性长颈鹿则拥有更亲密的关系，成年雌性之间的牢固关系有助于其生存。 【36题详解】 前文“Giraffes form a complex society, creating different levels of social communities within larger groups. (长颈鹿形成了复杂的社会结构，在更大的群体中建立了不同层次的社会群落)”指出长颈鹿的社会结构复杂，有不同层次的社会群落，因此G项“Different animals form different bonds within that society (不同的动物在这个社会结构中形成了不同的纽带)”符合语境，指出不同动物形成不同纽带，承接前文，其中的that society指代前一句中的a complex society。故选G。 【37题详解】 前文“The degree to which an animal is connected to others in its social network influences reproductive (生殖的) success and population ecology, the spread of information, and even how diseases move through a population (动物在其社交网络中的连接程度会影响其繁殖成功率、种群生态、信息的传播，甚至疾病在种群中的传播方式)”指出动物的社交连接程度影响的东西很多，因此A项“Information about sociality, therefore, can provide important guidance for conservation (因此，关于社会性的信息可以为保护提供重要的指导)”符合语境，说明社会性的信息具有重要价值，和前文是因果关系。故选A。 【38题详解】 后文“Young male giraffes have the most associates (同伴) and move often between groups as they explore their social environment before dispersing (分散) (年轻的雄性长颈鹿拥有最多的伙伴，并在探索其社交环境的过程中经常在不同群体之间移动，然后才会分散)”描述年轻的雄性长颈鹿的社会习性，因此D项“Older males wander widely in many groups searching for females to mate with (年长的雄性在许多群体中四处游荡，寻找交配对象)”符合语境，描述年长的雄性长颈鹿的社会习性，和后文是并列关系，其中的Older males和后文的Young male giraffes呼应。故选D。 【39题详解】 后文“and being more socially connected helps them to survive better (而且更强的社交联系有助于它们更好地生存)”指出更强的社交联系的重要作用，因此F项“Adult females have the strongest and most enduring relationships with each other (成年雌性之间的关系是最牢固、最持久的)”符合语境，描述成年雌性长颈鹿之间的关系，后文是对这种关系的进一步说明。故选F。 【40题详解】 后文“Studying these relationships helps researchers learn about giraffes and understand how genes, information and diseases spread through populations, which is critical for giraffes’ health and conservation efforts (研究这些关系有助于研究人员了解长颈鹿，并理解基因、信息和疾病如何在种群中传播，这对于长颈鹿的健康和保护工作至关重要)”说明这项研究的意义所在，因此E项“This new research shows that giraffe societies are more complex than previously believed (这项新的研究表明，长颈鹿的社会比以前认为的要复杂得多)”符合语境，指出这项新研究的最终结果，引出后文的意义。故选E。 第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分 40分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Before retiring, my father was a successful corporate executive. Growing up, I got used to learning that he had received____41____, from vice president to executive vice president to senior executive vice president, and so on. I was always impressed by my father’s____42____and viewed him as a wonderful role model. Therefore, I couldn’t have been more____43____when my father got annoyed with me after I showed him one of my new business cards. ____44____“Tina L. Seelig, President.” I had started my own business and____45____my own business cards. My father looked at the cards and said, “You can’t just call yourself president.” In his experience, I had to wait for someone else to promote me to a leadership role and the thought of my____46____myself with that title____47____him. I have____48____his mentality (心态) time and time again. Twenty years ago when I told a friend I was going to write a book, he asked, “What makes you think you can write a book?” He couldn’t____49____taking on such a project without the_____50_____of someone in a position of greater authority. I, on the other hand, felt confident I could do it. The task was certainly_____51_____, but why not try? I put together a detailed proposal, wrote some sample chapters, shopped it around, and_____52_____a contract. Over time, I’ve became increasingly_____53_____that people are divided into two categories. Some look inside themselves for_____54_____and others wait to be pushed forward by outside forces. From my experience, there’s a lot to be said for_____55_____opportunities instead of waiting for someone to hand them to you. 41. A. increases B. promotions C. changes D. shifts 42. A. strengths B. accomplishments C. perseverance D. patience 43. A. amused B. ashamed C. surprised D. concerned 44. A. reading B. writing C. indicating D. illustrating 45. A. sold B. delivered C. printed D. collected 46. A. appointing B. assigning C. polishing D. shaping 47. A. puzzled B. amazed C. relieved D. upset 48. A. weighed up B. backed down C. banked on D. come across 49. A. tolerate B. acknowledge C. imagine D. confirm 50. A. vision B. reputation C. approval D. passion 51. A. ambitious B. meaningful C. valuable D. absurd 52. A. refused B. appreciated C. extended D. landed 53. A. aware B. afraid C. grateful D. accustomed 54. A. stability B. motivation C. satisfaction D. maturity 55. A. missing B. witnessing C. pursuing D. seizing 【答案】41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在成长过程中对父亲职业成就的钦佩，以及自己在创业和写作过程中与父亲观念的冲突，最终认识到主动抓住机会的重要性。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我成长的过程中，我习惯于了解到他从副总裁到执行副总裁再到高级执行副总裁等等，一路晋升。A. increases增加；B. promotions晋升；C. changes改变；D. shifts转变。根据后文“from vice president to executive vice president to senior executive vice president, and so on”可知下文说的是从副总裁到执行副总裁再到高级执行副总裁等等，可推理出父亲一路晋升，promotions符合语境。故选B项。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直很佩服父亲的成就，把他视为一个很好的榜样。A. strengths优势；B. accomplishments成就；C. perseverance毅力；D. patience耐心。根据后文“from vice president to executive vice president to senior executive vice president, and so on”可知下文说的是从副总裁到执行副总裁再到高级执行副总裁等等，这是父亲的成就，所以作者佩服父亲的成就，故选B项。 【43题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，当我父亲对我生气时，我感到无比惊讶，因为我给他看了一张我的新名片。“蒂娜·L·西格利，总裁。”A. amused愉快的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. concerned担心的。根据后文“my father got annoyed with me after I showed him one of my new business cards”可知，作者把自己的新名片给父亲的时候，父亲对作者表示不满，可推理出这让作者很惊讶，故选C项。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：名片上写着“蒂娜·L·西格利，总裁。”A. reading读作，写着；B. writing写；C. indicating表明；D. illustrating阐明。根据后文“Tina L. Seelig, President.”可知，此处指名片上写着的内容，reading符合语境，故选A项。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我自己创业，并印了自己的名片。A. sold卖；B. delivered递送；C. printed印刷；D. collected收集。根据下文“my own business cards”可知下文说的是作者自己的名片，可推理出作者自己印了新名片，printed符合语境，故选C项。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我父亲的经历中，我必须等待别人把我提升到一个领导职位，而我自己担任这个头衔的想法让他很不安。A. appointing任命；B. assigning分配；C. polishing润色；D. shaping塑造。根据前文“I had to wait for someone else to promote me to a leadership role”以及后文“myself with that title”可知作者的父亲认为作者应该等待别人把作者提升到一个领导职位，可推理出此处指作者自己给自己任命总裁的头衔，故选A项。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我父亲的经历中，我必须等待别人把我提升到一个领导职位，而我自己担任这个头衔的想法让他很不安。A. puzzled困惑的；B. amazed惊讶的；C. relieved如释重负的；D. upset不安的。根据前文“You can’t just call yourself president.”可知，父亲认为作者不能自称总裁，所以作者自己任命自己这个头衔的想法让父亲不安，upset符合语境，故选D项。 【48题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我一次又一次地遇到他的心态。A. weighed up权衡；B. backed down让步；C. banked on指望；D. come across遇到。根据后文“What makes you think you can write a book?”可知作者在20年前的时候被父亲责问是什么使得作者认为自己能写书，可推理出作者又遇到了父亲那样的心态，come across符合语境，故选D项。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他无法想象在没有更有权威的人的批准下承担这样一个项目。A. tolerate容忍；B. acknowledge承认；C. imagine想象；D. confirm确认。根据后文“taking on such a project without the”并结合父亲的经历可推理出这是父亲无法想象的，imagine符合语境，故选C项。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她无法想象在没有更有权威的人的批准下承担这样一个项目。A. vision视力；B. reputation名声；C. approval批准；D. passion激情。根据后文“someone in a position of greater authority”可知后文说的是更有权威的人，可推理出此处说的是需要更有权威的人的批准才能做这个项目，approval符合语境，故选C项。 【51题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这项任务当然很有挑战性，但为什么不尝试一下呢？A. ambitious有雄心的，费劲的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. valuable有价值的；D. absurd荒谬的。根据下文“but why not try?”可知下文说的是为什么不尝试一下呢，可推理出这个项目很难完成，所以对作者来说是有挑战性的，ambitious符合语境，故选A项。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我整理了一份详细的提案，写了一些样本章节，四处推销，最终得到了一份合同。A. refused拒绝；B. appreciated欣赏；C. extended延长；D. landed获得。根据后文“a contract”可知后文说的是合同，可推理出作者做了很多努力，最终得到了合同，landed a contract“得到一份合同”，符合语境，故选D项。 【53题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，我越来越意识到人们分为两类。A. aware意识到的；B. afraid害怕的；C. grateful感激的；D. accustomed习惯的。根据后文“people are divided into two categories”可知，作者意识到人们分为两类，aware符合语境，故选A项。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些人从内心寻找动力，而另一些人则等待外界力量的推动。A. stability稳定性；B. motivation动力；C. satisfaction满意度；D. maturity成熟度。根据后文“and others wait to be pushed forward by outside forces”可知后文说的是等待外界力量的推动，可推理出此处说的是有些人是从内心寻找动力，motivation符合语境，故选B项。 55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：根据我的经验，主动抓住机会而不是等待别人把机会给你，这是有很多好处的。A. missing错过；B. witnessing见证；C. pursuing追求；D. seizing抓住。根据后文“instead of waiting for someone to hand them to you”可知下文说的是不是等待别人把机会给你，可推理出此处指主动抓住机会，seize opportunities“抓住机会”，符合语境，故选D项。 非选择题部分 第二节 (共 10小题;每小题 1. 5分,满分 15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The China Cultural Center in Malta launched its 2024-2025 term on Tuesday, introducing a fresh lineup of classes in Chinese language, traditional Chinese painting, and calligraphy, offering ____56____ (local) new ways to immerse (沉浸) themselves in Chinese culture. The Chinese language classes, ____57____ (teach) by instructors from the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta, range from beginner to intermediate levels and ____58____ (tailor) to different age groups and skill levels. ____59____ the first time, the center has introduced a dedicated Chinese reading class for children under eight, a reflection of the rising interest in the language among Malta’s younger learners. Among the students ____60____ (be) 66-year-old Ray Magri, ____61____ has been studying Chinese for five years, driven by his passion for Chinese culture. Citing the old Chinese saying, “Never too old to learn,” Magri ____62____ (share) with one newcomer his intention to continue learning for as long as he can. Another student, Piero Di Meglio, ____63____ (true) hopes to become fluent in Chinese, including speaking, reading, and writing. ____64____ experienced traveler to China, Di Meglio has reached HSK Level 3, the international benchmark for Chinese proficiency, and aims _____65_____ (advance) to Levels 4 and 5 in the coming years. Newcomer Jonathan Xuereb embraced the challenge of learning Chinese, acknowledging its complexity but calling it “one of the hardest yet most rewarding languages to learn”. 【答案】56. locals 57. taught 58. are tailored 59. For 60. is 61. who 62. shared 63. truly 64. An 65. to advance 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是马耳他中国文化中心启动2024-2025学期，提供一系列中文、中国传统绘画和书法课程，为当地人提供沉浸于中国文化的新途径。 56题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：周二，马耳他中国文化中心启动了2024-2025学年，引入了汉语、中国传统绘画和书法等新课程，为当地人提供了沉浸在中国文化中的新方式。local意为“本地人”，是可数名词，不止一个，因此用复数。故填locals。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：汉语课程由马耳他大学孔子学院教师授课，涵盖初级到中级水平，针对不同年龄段和技能水平的学生量身定制。句中谓语是range，空格处用非谓语动词，由by可知，空格处用过去分词表被动，故填taught。 【58题详解】 考查时态，固定短语和主谓一致。句意：汉语课程由马耳他大学孔子学院教师授课，涵盖初级到中级水平，针对不同年龄段和技能水平的学生量身定制。空格处是谓语，be tailored to是固定短语，意为“量身定做”，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语The Chinese language classes是复数，因此空格处是are tailored。故填are tailored。 【59题详解】 考查介词。句意：该中心首次为8岁以下儿童开设了专门的中文阅读课程，这反映出马耳他年轻学习者对中文的兴趣日益浓厚。for the first time是固定短语，意为“首次”，空格处用介词for，位于句首，首字母大写，故填For。 【60题详解】 考查时态，主谓一致和倒装。句意：学生中有66岁的Ray Magri，由于对中国文化的热爱，他已经学习中文五年了。句子是全部倒装，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，真正的主语是66-year-old Ray Magri，是单数，因此空格处用is。故填is。 【61题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：学生中有66岁的Ray Magri，由于对中国文化的热爱，他已经学习中文五年了。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词Ray Magri是人，因此空格处用关系代词who，故填who。 【62题详解】 考查时态。句意：Magri引用了一句中国古话，“活到老学到老”，并向一位新来者分享了他继续学习的意图。句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式，故填shared。 【63题详解】 考查副词。句意：另一名学生Piero Di Meglio非常希望能流利地说、读、写中文。空格处用副词truly修饰动词hopes，truly意为“真正地、非常”，故填truly。 【64题详解】 考查冠词。句意：作为一名经验丰富的中国旅行者，Di Meglio已经达到了汉语水平的国际基准HSK三级，并计划在未来几年提升到四级和五级。traveler是可数名词的单数形式，表泛指，前面要加不定冠词，experienced是元音音素开头，因此不定冠词用an，位于句首，首字母大写，故填An。 【65题详解】 考查不定式。句意：作为一名经验丰富的中国旅行者，Di Meglio已经达到了汉语水平的国际基准HSK三级，并计划在未来几年提升到四级和五级。aim to do是固定短语，意为“有意图做某事”，因此空格处用不定式to advance。故填to advance。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，最近你参加了主题为“体验职业，发现自己，启迪未来”的职业体验日实践活动，请你给英国朋友 Chris 写一封邮件分享你的这次经历。内容包括： 1. 活动情况(包括具体体验的职业)； 2. 活动感悟。 注意：写作词数应为 80 左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Chris, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Chris, I’m writing to share with you my career experience day. A few days ago, I had my career experience day. Determined to be a doctor, I chose to experience how a doctor works. Sitting beside the doctor, I noticed how patients behaved in front of a doctor. Some patients felt extremely worried. Some hadn’t taken their health seriously and delayed seeing doctors, thus making things worse. The doctor listened carefully and patiently, explaining everything expertly to relieve the patients’ worries. The career experience day saw the hardships and also the significance as a doctor. The doctor’s good example will mentally, physically, and spiritually prepare me for my dream career. At the same time, the patients’ worries reaffirm my belief that health is more important than wealth. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友 Chris 写一封邮件分享职业体验日实践活动经历。 【详解】1.词汇积累 非常：extremely→badly 担忧：worry→concern 重要：important→vital 同时：at the same time→meanwhile 2.句式拓展 句型转换——简单句变复合句 原句：Sitting beside the doctor, I noticed how patients behaved in front of a doctor. 拓展句：When I sat beside the doctor, I noticed how patients behaved in front of a doctor. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Determined to be a doctor, I chose to experience how a doctor works. (运用了how引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] Sitting beside the doctor, I noticed how patients behaved in front of a doctor. (运用了现在分词作状语和how引导宾语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落的开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My dad helped me build a tree house in our backyard. My sister was at camp for three whole weeks and I was on the best baseball team in town. It was all good until Jeremy Ross moved into the neighborhood. I did not like Jeremy Ross. He laughed at me when he struck me out in a baseball game. He had a party on his trampoline (蹦床) but I wasn’t even invited. Jeremy Ross was the only person on my enemy list. I never even had an enemy list until he moved into the neighborhood. I hung the list up in my tree house, where Jeremy Ross was not allowed to go. My dad told me that when he was my age he had enemies too. But he knew a good way to get rid of them. I asked him to tell me how. “I’ll show you how!” he said. He pulled a really old recipe book off the kitchen shelf. Inside, there was a worn-out scrap of paper with faded writing. “Enemy Pie,” he said, satisfied. I was wondering what exactly is in Enemy Pie. But Dad said the recipe was so secret. I begged him to tell me something or anything. “I’ll tell you this,” he said. “Enemy Pie is the fastest known way to get rid of enemies.” This got my mind working. What kinds of things — disgusting things — would I put into a pie for an enemy? When Dad was preparing for the pic, I brought Dad some weeds, earthworms and rocks, but he didn’t think he needed those. I went out to play alone. I shot baskets until the ball got stuck on the roof. And all the while, I listened to the sounds of my dad chopping and stirring and blending the ingredients of Enemy Pie. I thought the Enemy Pie must be the most awful thing in the world. To my surprise, I smelled something really good. I asked Dad what was wrong. Enemy Pie shouldn’t smell this good. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 But Dad told me: “In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We played games delightedly until my Dad called us for dinner. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version： But Dad told me: “In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him.” It sounded incredible and awkward but thinking that I could get rid of this enemy forever, I resolved to meet him. After greeting and chatting, we were able to have fun together. He told me how to play on his trampoline and when we climbed up on the roof to get the stuck ball, Jeremy noticed my tree house. He asked whether he could go into the house. Considering I should be nice to him, I said okay to him. But I climbed up ahead of him and tore the enemy list off the wall. Time passed fleetly in our laughter. We played games delightedly until my Dad called us for dinner. As was predicted, Dad brought out the pie. But at this point, I didn’t think Jeremy was my enemy anymore. He was eager to eat the delicious pie. I panicked and shouted: “Jimmy, don’t eat it! I think it’s poisonous or something!” He looked at me curiously. “If it’s so bad,” Jeremy asked, “then why has your Dad already eaten half of it?” I turned to my Dad and he was eating Enemy Pie! Although I was still confused about the pie, what seemed obvious was that from that day on, I had lost my enemy forever and had a new close friend! 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和新搬来的邻居Jeremy之间有矛盾，作者父亲为“帮助”儿子报仇，制作了“敌人派”，并告诉儿子只要邀请邻居来家里做客就可以。等到邻居来家里玩耍时，作者竟然和邻居玩得特别开心，父亲的馅饼也并不是什么毒药，而是人间美味。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“但爸爸告诉我：‘要想成功，你需要和你的敌人相处一天。更糟糕的是，你必须对他好。’”可知，第一段可描写爸爸建议作者和Jeremy友好相处一天，作者决定去见Jeremy，Jeremy邀请作者去自己的蹦床上玩，Jeremy注意到了作者的树屋，作者邀请Jeremy去自己的树屋玩，偷偷把Jeremy从敌人名单上划掉，二人玩得很开心。 ②由第二段首句内容“我们愉快地玩游戏，直到爸爸叫我们吃饭。”可知，第二段可描写作者认为爸爸要拿出那个可怕的“敌人派”给Jeremy吃，来帮作者复仇，作者不让Jeremy吃，Jeremy感到好奇问为什么作者爸爸吃了一半，作者虽仍对“敌人派”感到困惑，但作者永远少了个敌人，有了一个新的亲密朋友。 2.续写线索：爸爸建议作者和Jeremy友好相处一天——作者决定去见Jeremy——Jeremy邀请作者去自己的蹦床上玩——作者邀请Jeremy去自己的树屋玩——二人都很开心——爸爸叫二人吃饭——爸爸拿出“敌人派”给Jeremy吃——作者阻拦——Jeremy感到好奇——作者虽对“敌人派”感到困惑，但获得了朋友 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①决定：resolve/determine ②注意：notice/take notice of ③大叫：shout/cry out 情绪类 ①尴尬的：awkward/embarrassed ②感到恐慌：panic/feel frightened 【点睛】[高分句型1]. He asked whether he could go into the house. (运用了whether引导宾语从句) [高分句型2]. Although I was still confused about the pie, what seemed obvious was that from that day on, I had lost my enemy forever and had a new close friend! (运用了Although引导的让步状语从句，what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$